Li-type incense burner, Chinese, ceremonial Li-type ritual vessel, Ming style, Qing 1644–1911, backdated signatures, 19th century, China, vessel; height 6.8 cm, diameter 12.9 cm, A small metal vessel with a rounded body and a short flared rim sits centered on a reflective surface, showing a partial reflection beneath it; the vessel has a patinated surface with mixed tones of gold, dark brown, and greenish tarnish, and it rests on three short pointed feet with a slightly worn and mottled texture, while the background is a smooth, even gray.
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Li-type incense burner, Chinese, ceremonial Li-type ritual vessel, Ming style, Qing 1644–1911, backdated signatures, 19th century, China, vessel; height 6.8 cm, diameter 12.9 cm, A small metal vessel with a rounded body and a short flared rim sits centered on a reflective surface, showing a partial reflection beneath it; the vessel has a patinated surface with mixed tones of gold, dark brown, and greenish tarnish, and it rests on three short pointed feet with a slightly worn and mottled texture, while the background is a smooth, even gray.

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Li-type incense burner Chinese ceremonial Li-type ritual vessel Ming style Qing 1644–1911 backdated signatures 19th century China vessel height 6.8 cm diameter 12.9 cm small metal vessel rounded body short flared rim sits centered reflective surface showing partial reflection beneath patinated surface mixed tones gold dark brown greenish tarnish rests three short pointed feet slightly worn mottled texture background smooth even gray.

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